Any/All thoughts about the .17HMR

[sandhillslayer]

Love mine on some prairie dogs.

[CityLimitSlayr]

I've dropped 100lb hogs with shot between eyes with mine, then turned around and shot squrls, foxes, bobcats and yotes. Bull barreled and a simple 3x9 is a great time waiting to happen when I can keep it away from my GF.

[dclifton]

Just buy one! If u dint like it sell it and get something else! But chances are you'll love it!!

[coop2564]

Its here to stay and a great rd...I've taken hogs, turkeys and all kinds of varmints. It will put down hogs with the gamegetter bullets.

[Uncle Saggy]

My absolute favorite round!

[Brazman]

I just traded for one, salt/pepper laminate stock, bull barrel, accutrigger...can't wait to take it out for a spin!

[30-30]

Is it smart to use one as a primary hog gun? Do they make bullets specifically for penetration? Can it be used for body shots on smaller pigs? (Less than 50 pounds). My application would limit shots to 25-30 yards, and I'm curious if a 17 hmr would work.

[txheartshot]

I've looked at the CZ .17 and the Savage, but can't decide which to get. I've heard nothing but positive things about the .17 round.

[Coach W]

I just got my ruger 77/17 back from the smith... Had the barrel threaded for suppressor.

It shoots cloverleafs @100 yards. I've yet to kill anything with it. But depending on how loud it is suppressed it may be setting in the blind with me soon picking off those pesky eurasians.

[txfireguy2003]

I just got my ruger 77/17 back from the smith... Had the barrel threaded for suppressor.

It shoots cloverleafs @100 yards. I've yet to kill anything with it. But depending on how loud it is suppressed it may be setting in the blind with me soon picking off those pesky eurasians.

Better be careful if you plan to eat those eurasians after shooting them. Keep it to head shots only, if you shoot one in the breast/body, there won't be anything left. I know the collared doves are bigger than most birds, but I've shot some small birds with a .17HMR in my younger days, and basically found a wing here and a foot there (still attached to the tree limb), basically the birds just explode.

[MountainMan]

I'm not seeing any "ya, it's ok". It seems it's either the greatest rimfire ever or not worth buying. I'm debating getting one myself or going with something else like a .22 Mag or waiting for the new .17 WSM which is the new rimfire coming out. So, is it really got the energy to deal with sod poodles, yotes, etc at 200-300 yards or is that a pipe dream and it should stick to plinking?

[Cooter]

I love mine. My 7 year old has been using it at the range and he loves it.

This is his 1st trip shooting at 30 yrds.


This is this past Sunday at 100 yrds.


Not bad for his first 2 trips. I was planning on him using it on hogs for our spring break trip to the ranch, but while we were at the range this weekend, I picked up a youth .243. I will have the .17 with me an plan to earhole a few myself.

[Coach W]

Better be careful if you plan to eat those eurasians after shooting them. Keep it to head shots only, if you shoot one in the breast/body, there won't be anything left. I know the collared doves are bigger than most birds, but I've shot some small birds with a .17HMR in my younger days, and basically found a wing here and a foot there (still attached to the tree limb), basically the birds just explode.

If I wanted to eat a glorified pigeon I'd hang out around a burning 55 gallon drum, under an over pass in the ghetto.

Ive eaten them before... as well as pigeons.... to me they rank like this:
Dove: Decent
Eurasian: ehh
Pigeom: no thanks

What I really want is those dumb eurasians to do is die. They eat an entire spin of corn before anything else can come... dang birds. Im ready for em.. then maybe a bobcat will stroll through looking for freshly exploded bird

[BigTex.308]

I'm not seeing any "ya, it's ok". It seems it's either the greatest rimfire ever or not worth buying. I'm debating getting one myself or going with something else like a .22 Mag or waiting for the new .17 WSM which is the new rimfire coming out. So, is it really got the energy to deal with sod poodles, yotes, etc at 200-300 yards or is that a pipe dream and it should stick to plinking?

I'll most likely get a .17wsm after they come out. I'm gonna wait a year or two after the relase to see how it holds up and wait for the availiblity to come back. I suspect they'll be a hot ticket item for a bit. I have high hopes for it.




Ike

[WKH2213]

This is what a 17hmr hollow point will do to a pig at 65yds. 1 shot in the earhole, dropped like a rock!